2 The term hakim - which, when qualifying an animated being, may be translated as "wise" has here the connotation of a means of imparting wisdom. Some of the classical commentators (e.g., Tabari) are of the opinion that the "divine writ" (kitab) mentioned here is the Qur'an as a whole, while others (e.g., Zamakhshari) see in it a reference to this particular surah. In view of the sequence, it seems to me that the former interpretation is preferable.

A.L.R.1381 These are the Ayat1382 of the Book of Wisdom.

1381 For the Abbreviated Letters generally as mystic Symbols, see Appendix I. For this particular combination see the Introduction to this Surah.

1382 Ayat = Signs, or Verses of the Qur'an. Here both meanings are to be understood- Each verse is a nugget of wisdom. And in the verses immediately following, e.g., 10:3-6, examples are given of the wonders of Allah's material Creation. If the starry heavens impress us with their sublimity as signs of Allah's wisdom and power, how much more wonderful is it that He should speak to lowly man through His Messengers, in man's language, so that he can understand?

A.L.R. These are the ayats of the Book of Wisdom.
— Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Wise Scripture.
— Marmaduke Pickthall

Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book.
— M. Habib Shakir

Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. These are the Verses of the Book (the Qur'an) Al-Hakim [showing lawful and unlawful things, explaining Allah's (Divine) Laws for mankind, leading them to eternal happiness by ordering them to follow the true Islamic Monotheism, - worshipping none but Allah Alone - that will guide them to Paradise and save them from Hell].
— Taqiuddin Hilali and M. Mohsin Khan

Alif-Lam-Ra. These are the verses of the Wise Book.
— Abdul-Majid Daryabadi

AlifLaamRa. Those are the verses of the Wise Book.
— Hasan Qaribullah and Ahmed Darwish

Alif Lam Ra (A.L.R.); these are the signs of the Wise Book.
— Ayub Khan

Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the Book, full of wisdom.
— Sher Ali

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THESE ARE MESSAGES of the divine writ, full of wisdom.
— Muhammad Asad

Alif Lam Ra. Those are the signs of the Wise Book.
— Arthur Arberry

Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the verses of the Book overflowing with wisdom.{{1}}
— Abu'l Ala Maududi